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Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

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Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Kevin ThomasSubtlety and nuance mark both the film's dialogue and performances. It's hard to see how Dancy and Byrne could be any better.

ReelViews - 8/10 by James BerardinelliThe tendency for an actor in a role like this is to overact. The result is often disastrous, reducing a character into a caricature. Hugh Dancy, adopting an American accent as effectively as the mannerisms of someone on the moderate portion of the Asperger's spectrum, makes Adam believable and generally sympathetic.

San Francisco Chronicle - 8/10 by Amy BiancolliIt's the speed of love, not the speed of light, that occupies Adam, a small, sweet movie about one man's widening cosmos.

Portland Oregonian - 8/10 by Marc MohanWhen it's not lapsing into disease-of-the-week prose, Adam presents a credible account of the challenges inherent in this misunderstood and often-ridiculed condition.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 8/10 by Joe WilliamsIt may not be original, but Adam could leave a lump in your throat.

Entertainment Weekly - 7/10 by Owen GleibermanIt's hard to buy this relationship even for a moment. Adam is sweet, meticulous, and, at times, sort of clever, but it's also a not-quite-surprising-enough heartwarming trifle.

Washington Post - 7/10 by Dan KoisAt its best, Adam makes the viewer understand the frustration of living in a world in which everyone is a stranger -- not least by making us work as hard to understand its hero's feelings as Adam himself must work to understand Beth's.

The New York Times - 7/10 by Jeannette CatsoulisThe humor is delicate, and the performances sweet and sure; the script (by the director, Max Mayer) is not entirely predictable, and the Manhattan locations (lovingly photographed by Seamus Tierney) have a starry-eyed glaze.